Milking the companyAnyone who thought that an Enron-style fraud was unlikely to happen in Europe has had a rude awakening with the erupting scandal at Parmalat, the Italian dairy company. Yesterday there were seven more arrests, including two of the auditors at Grant Thornton. The founder-chairman Calisto Tanzi had already been taken into custody(WN)...EnronItalyBusinessSleazePhotos

GMAs turnaround tops Palace storiesThe year 2002 ended with President Arroyo announcing that she was withdrawing from the 2004 race.For the President, 2003 will be remembered as the year she changed her mind and decided she was running after all(Malacanang )...

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